Baseball Recap: Coventry Comets vs. East Dragons
In what's become a running theme this season, Coventry gave their fans yet another huge win on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the East Dragons a 14-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Coventry.
Evan Owen was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Owen was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other pitching news, Basinger Cody looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk).
Back at the plate, Coventry let Landon Moritz and Ryan Snyder loose on the outfield. Moritz scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Snyder scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Esterak, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Coventry now has a winning record of 4-3. As for East, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
Coventry will be playing in front of their home fans against Cloverleaf at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Coventry is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season. As for East, they will be playing at home against Ellet at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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